NEW: Leica M11 and Noctilux-M 50 f/1.2 ASPH. as Glossy Black Edition

[Jeff S]

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7 hours ago, Mahesh said:

Hi, could someone who actually owns this camera, tell me how much it weighs including battery inside please?

 

It might be somewhere in this forum but I could not easily find it. 

 

I've read conflicting numbers on the weight.

 

Thanks

B&H lists M11 Black Paint, with battery, at 640g.

[Mahesh]

17 hours ago, jakontil said:

He was asking the black paint, silver chrome or the black glossy?

Hi I'm asking about the "glossy black" which is the subject of this forum.

 

I'm aware the black paint is just over 500grams and silver is 100 grams more. 

I've seen confusing numbers across the internet. 

 

[Jeff S]

3 hours ago, Mahesh said:

Hi I'm asking about the "glossy black" which is the subject of this forum.

 

I'm aware the black paint is just over 500grams and silver is 100 grams more. 

I've seen confusing numbers across the internet. 

 

Black Paint is the name for gloss black versions. See post # 141, with battery, as requested. Without battery, 565g.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1863181-REG/leica_20230_m11_rangefinder_camera_glossy.html/specs

Edited November 2 by Jeff S

[jakontil]

5 hours ago, Mahesh said:

Hi I'm asking about the "glossy black" which is the subject of this forum.

 

I'm aware the black paint is just over 500grams and silver is 100 grams more. 

I've seen confusing numbers across the internet. 

 

Yeah the name quite confusing.. the black paint was referred to the now glossy in the past

anyway, the black glossy is the brass material, heavier so like mentioned earlier it’s 640g

[Bixxi]

Have the M11-P in black paint and the M11 black glossy here and the glossy black version is definitively heavier. So I would say 640g for the black glossy version makes sense.

[T25UFO]

On 11/1/2025 at 7:15 PM, Mahesh said:

Hi, could someone who actually owns this camera, tell me how much it weighs including battery inside please?

 

It might be somewhere in this forum but I could not easily find it. 

 

I've read conflicting numbers on the weight.

 

Thanks

Apologies for quoting the wrong number.  The Leica website says 530gm but it doesn't differentiate between Black and Glossy Black.  If the latter is brass then it will be the same weight as the Silver, as @Jeff S said.

[Mahesh]

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1 hour ago, T25UFO said:

Apologies for quoting the wrong number.  The Leica website says 530gm but it doesn't differentiate between Black and Glossy Black.  If the latter is brass then it will be the same weight as the Silver, as @Jeff S said.

I was excited for sometime reading your reply as I value light weight 😂

[T25UFO]

21 minutes ago, Mahesh said:

I was excited for sometime reading your reply as I value light weight 😂

Well, the glossy black version of the Noctilux lens is the same weight as the regular edition, so that is good.  The difference is simply in the surface treatment and not the under-lying metal - anodised aluminium for the regular lens and painted aluminium for the glossy black.  I have the regular version and it really is a wonderful lens.  Take a look at some of the excellent photos posted by @patrickcolpron in the M Lens section.

A Glossy Black (or Black Paint) camera is nice, but it's only cosmetic.  A Noctilux lens will produce the same wonderful images irrespective of which M11 variant you use 🙂